# Accident 19910907044549A: Gulstm G44, Metaline Falls, WA, September 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Airport: Sullivan Lake State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8901° N, 117.2102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8901&lon=-117.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC GO480B1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,844 total, 517 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907044549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SET AMPHIBIAN PARKING BRAKE AT MOORING. OVERLOOKED BRAKE ON FOR LANDING AT AIRPORT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA244), Sep 7, 1991: Grumman G-44 (N63350), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ABSENCE OF THE PARKING BRAKE ON THE LANDING CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N63350 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730908030219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908030219A), Sep 8, 1973: Gruman G44 (N63350), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Company flt plan. Porpoised following abort. Wnd vrbl.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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